Electronics Design Engineer
Competitive salary and package including: every other Friday OFF, profit sharing scheme, death in service, rewards and recognition, stakeholder pension.
Are you ready to take your career to the next level in a forward-thinking engineering environment? We are recruiting a talented Electronics Design Engineer to join a dynamic team developing cutting-edge products used in the defence sector.
Key Tasks
• Designing and developing electronic systems across the full product lifecycle – from concept through to end-of-life.
• Collaborating with mechanical and software teams to bring innovative products to market.
• Capturing specifications, selecting technologies, and producing schematic designs and simulations.
• Leading PCB layout, peer reviews, and design verification testing.
• Supporting production with fault finding, documentation, and component obsolescence management.
• Writing technical notes, reports, and test specifications.
• Occasionally visiting customers and suppliers (a full UK driving licence is required).
Requirements
• Degree-qualified in Electronic Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years’ experience in design and development, ideally with electro-mechanical or control systems.
• Strong skills in PCB design (Altium or similar), circuit simulation (SPICE), and Matlab/Simulink.
• Hands-on ability with soldering and prototype circuit building.
• Knowledge of control theory, servo systems, DSP, EMC standards (Mil-Std 461/810), and PCB manufacturing processes - advantageous
• Knowledge of: embedded C/C++, application-level C++/C#, and mechanical understanding.
• Effective communication skills and a strong mathematical foundation.
** Candidates must be SC Clearable**
Why join?
• 9-day fortnight – enjoy every other Friday off.
• Competitive salary with profit-sharing scheme.
• Stakeholder pension and death-in-service scheme.
• Rewards and recognition programme plus employee engagement initiatives.
• Work on technically challenging projects with real-world impact.
• Be part of a supportive, collaborative engineering culture.